"This Canter Debs should be the third child of the Debs family." Clyde said with a soft smile to Linley next to him, who also nodded along with him. Linley and Clyde were just watching what happened, while the Debs family felt terrified.
Many of the Debs family members in the auditorium trembled nervously.
"Bang!"
The sound of the chain crashing sounded, and under the escort of two sergeants, a pale, thin, blond middle-aged man stepped into the trial court. The eyes of the entire court were focused on him, including Bernard, Karan, Nimitz, and others.
Seeing the blond middle-aged man appear, Bernard sighed and closed his eyes.
"It really is the third child of the Debs family, Kanter!" There was a chatter from the auditorium. As the third child of the Debs family, most of the nobles in Finlay City knew Kanter Debs. For this sake, it is useless for the Debs family to quibble.
Merritt, who was sitting on the judgment seat, looked at Clyde, who nodded slightly.
"Bernard." Merritt looked at Bernard. "So far, do you have anything else to say?"
Bernard did not look at Merritt, but turned to look at his third brother 'Kante', staring at Canter with burning eyes. Kanter stared at his brother 'Bernard' as well, and the two brothers stared at each other.
"Brother, why did you do this?" Bernard's eyes were full of disbelief, and his whole body trembled with pain and anger.
"I'm sorry," Kante said softly.
Bernard smiled wryly, shook his head, and said solemnly: "You are not sorry for me, but for the entire Debs family. Over the years, the Debs family has gone through so many generations of ancestors to work hard to manage it, and it is today. Achievement. And yet you, you..." Bernard was speechless in pain.
"boom!"
Kante fell to his knees in the courtroom, tears streaming down two lines.
"Brother, I'm damned!!!"
The hand with the chain slapped his face fiercely, and wept bitterly: "Brother, I'm sorry, it's my fault. It's my lack of greed, and I'm not satisfied with my little power and wealth in the family. , that's why I embezzled the family's money to smuggle. It's my fault, big brother, it's all my fault!"
This scene surprised everyone in the auditorium.
Linley and Clyde raised their eyebrows, and even Merritt, who was on the main seat of the trial, frowned.
"It's up to this point." Bernard raised his head and said, holding back his tears, his whole person seemed so desolate, "Young third, it's no longer anyone's fault. What you did , has plunged our entire family into an unprecedented crisis, I, Bernard Debs, as the patriarch of this generation of the family, even if I die, I cannot face the ancestors of all generations."
As he spoke, Bernard's tears still fell.
Bernard suddenly looked at Clyde, knelt down directly in the direction of Clyde, and cried out in pain: "Your Majesty, my Debs family has produced such a villain who betrayed the kingdom. It's my Debs family's. Unfortunately, as the patriarch, I, Bernard, cannot get rid of my guilt. I, Bernard, are willing to die so that His Majesty can save our Debs family. After all, most of our family members are innocent!"
Clyde looked at Bernard.
Then he looked at Merritt and nodded slightly to Merritt.
Merritt knew what Clyde meant, and immediately said loudly: "Now adjourn the court, and in fifteen minutes, make the final sentence!"
…
All the nobles who were on the sidelines had to leave the courtroom one by one, and could only enter the courtroom again after fifteen minutes. Now that the situation is very clear, it is entirely up to Clyde to decide how the Debs family is suspected of smuggling.
Such a big crime of smuggling can completely implicate an entire family by an individual. Even killing the Debs family would be reasonable.
Of course, Clyde can also be a little more human, just punish the Debs family, at least let the Debs family keep it.
The outcome is up to Clyde.
…
Outside the trial court, Duke Bernard was with Linley, talking to each other.
"Linley, have you seen it? This direct descendant of the Debs family is really good. That Kanter was actually caught a few days ago, so Kanter didn't commit suicide, he waited until the trial. The court only performed this scene." Duke Bernard said with a smile.
Linley also nodded in agreement.
"If that Kanter committed suicide, I'm afraid the situation of the Debs family would be even more passive." Linley said with a smile.
Kanter committed suicide, and by virtue of Kanter's body, it can be shown that the Debs family is involved in smuggling. And the Debs family can't justify it, and now Kanter himself admits that he did it alone. This gave the Debs family a chance.
Of course, whether it is alive or not is ultimately up to His Majesty Clyde.
"Kill, kill all of them." Bei Bei, who was on Linley's shoulders, grinned and said to Linley's soul, "This Debs family is so good at acting. I can't stand it anymore, Beibei."
Linley couldn't help but smile.
"Squeak~~~"
The door of the trial court opened, and fifteen minutes had passed. The nobles outside filed in, and sat down safely in the auditorium one by one. During the adjournment just now, only a few people, including His Majesty Clyde and Merritt, stayed in the courtroom.
"Linley, guess, how did I get the penalty?" Clyde smiled at Linley.
"I can't guess." Linley replied simply.
Clyde smiled mysteriously.
"stand up!"
Merritt stood up and said solemnly, and all the people in the court suddenly stood up, Merritt raised her head, and said solemnly, "This court has pronounced: Debs family member' Cantor Debs 'Openly carried out large-scale smuggling of water jade ore, and the amount was extremely large. He was sentenced to hang and executed on October 11."
"The smuggling of water jade ore was worth nearly 40 million gold coins, and the Debs family was sentenced to double the fine to 80 million gold coins, and Bernard Debs was released in court, and the sentence was pronounced."
As soon as Merritt said these words, Bernard, Nimitz, Karan and other members of the Debs family breathed a sigh of relief, but they were all helpless at the same time.
Eighty million gold coins!
What a terrifying number!
The property of the entire Debs family is about 100 million gold coins. This is plus all fixed assets. And this time, he has to pay a huge fine, and he must sell a lot of fixed assets. Such a large-scale sale will definitely encounter bargaining from the other party.
The fixed assets have a total of nearly 80 million gold coins, but whether it can be sold for 80 million gold coins in the end, the possibility is too low.
"Linley, how are you?" Clyde looked at Linley.
Linley smiled and nodded, "I admire, I admire."
The number of fines set by Clyde is very coincidental, because the fixed assets of the Debs family are only about 80 million gold coins. If Clyde really sentenced 'genocide', then 100% of the liquidity of the Debs family, Clyde could not get a single gold coin.
And if the fine is too high, I am afraid that the Debs family will not be willing to pay the fine if they fight their clan to die.
These 80 million gold coins, no more or no less, are just right.
"Father." Kalan and the others immediately came to help Bernard.
Bernard was looking at his third brother 'Kant Debs'. Kante's face was dark at the moment, but he just nodded to Bernard. Since the smuggling incident came to light, Kanter knew he was going to die. And now that he died for the family, the family will probably treat his son and wife well in the future.
Bernard also nodded to Kanter.
The two brothers knew what each other was thinking just by looking at each other.
"Let's go back." Bernard sighed.
After this incident, the Debs family's vitality was greatly damaged, and it is good to have one achievement left in its economic strength. Since then... the Debs family has declined from the level of the top wealthy family in the Finlay Kingdom, and can only be regarded as a relatively wealthy family.
…
Among the lei mansion, spring water garden.
Linley was sitting on a chair, silently in a daze.
"Lin Lei, what are you thinking?" Delink Cowart emerged from the Ring of Coiling Dragon.
Linley glanced at Dering Cowart and sighed, "I saw the trial of the Debs family case today, and I suddenly thought of my family. My family used to be in the Magnolia Continent, but now, generations of people have died. , My father is dead, and my mother doesn't know whether to live or die. Little Wharton is now in the O'Brien Empire, and now in the entire Holy Alliance, but I have no relatives."
Linley felt a very strong sense of loneliness.
My parents are gone, and I am now doing something that cannot be seen - revenge!
On the road of revenge, Linley's heartstrings were tense every day, and he did not dare to relax.
Dering Cowart looked at Linley with a trace of pity in his heart. Despite Linley's apparent maturity, he was not at all stage frightened when dealing with those big nobles. But... Linley was only seventeen years old, and he had just left the Magic Academy not long ago.
"Linley, relax. Don't put too much burden on yourself, you have enough time." Dering Cowart comforted.
Linley looked at Delin Cowart. Fortunately, on this lonely road, Grandpa Delin and the playful and naughty Beibei were with him.
"Grandpa Delin, thank you." Linley said gratefully.
Dering Cowart laughed.
"I really want to know about my mother earlier and kill that Clyde earlier." Not to mention why Clyde kidnapped his mother in the first place, but only separated his mother from his family for more than ten years, which eventually led to his father's death . That alone would be enough to sentence him to death.
"I don't know when the king of slaughter 'Xisei' will send the poison prescription." Linley felt anxious in his heart.
…
Linley looked forward to the arrival of the king of slaughter 'Xisei' every day, but every day passed, Xisai never came. In the blink of an eye, it's already October. For nearly a month, the Kingdom of Finlay has been relatively peaceful. The main reason is that the Debs family is selling off the family property on a large scale.
Many families took the opportunity to bargain, but the value of the fixed assets of the Debs family is indeed quite high, and there are also many family demands. So the selling price is not too low. It was originally calculated to have fixed assets of 80 million gold coins, but eventually sold more than 70 million gold coins.
After paying a fine of 80 million gold coins, the Debs family finally escaped the catastrophe.
But after this time, the wealth of the Debs family has shrunk by almost 90%.
…
October 10 is the day Kante hangs tomorrow. On this day, lei practiced in the spring water garden as usual.
"Lord Linley, Lord Xisai is here!" the maid immediately shouted outside.
Linley had instructed that once Xisai arrived, he needed to be informed immediately.
"Xisei is here?" Linley immediately put on a coat and rushed out of the spring water garden. At Linley's speed, in less than ten seconds, Linley came to the outside of the living room. At this moment, Xisai, who was still wearing a loose robe, was drinking tea in the living room with Erlang's legs crossed.
"Mr. Xisai." Linley shouted from a distance, and after three or two steps, Linley entered the living room.
When Xisai saw Linley's arrival, his eyes lit up and he immediately stood up: "Master Linley, I'm so sorry I didn't come here until today." After speaking, Xisai took out an envelope from his bosom, "Linley, this is It's the prescription I said, here it is for you."